Thus begins Poe’s classic poem “The Raven” which was
published on this day, January 29, 1845.
Edgar
Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) is famous for his mysteries and
stories of the macabre.
He
was one of the first to make famous the use of the short story and generally
considered by many the father of the detective fiction genre and the beginning
of Science Fiction genre.
He was one of the first American writers to earn a
living through writing alone.
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